that announcement comes after 25 years of secrecy. according to a white house report a number of obama staffers are supporting extra facial hair. why you ask? they say they won't shave until november 7th the day after the election as part of a superstition ritual. among them are jay carney and president's director of speech writing. no word if president obama is participating. that is the fox news minute. i'm jamie colby. back to ashley and cheryl. ashley: maybe win by a hair. that's all i've got, jamie, thanks very much. good news on the housing front. mortgage rights hovering near record lows according to freddie mac. the average 30-year fixed-rate fell to 3.39% according to freddie mac. a year ago it was 4%. a 15 year fixed-rate if you want to pay it quicker that averages down to 2.7%, from 3.1% last year. across the country 30-year fixed-rate average fell to lows. highest in the northeast and southeast at 3.44%. followed by the southwest, the north central region and lowest rates are in the west at 3.35%. cheryl: time to buy a bea